Whistleblower Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada and his brother Jose Orlando should be made to pay over half a million pesos in unliquidated cash advances they incurred when they were still officials of the state-owned Philippine Forest Corporation (Philforest), according to a 2011 Commission on Audit (COA) report.

The COA said the Philforest should send demand letters to the Lozada brothers who are among 13 former Philforest officials who failed to settle their cash advances totaling P1.15 million before they left the service.

The COA also said that of the said amount, Lozada’s cash advances reached P495,963 and Jose Orlando’s, P80,000.

If they refuse or are unable to pay, government auditors recommended that Philforest “file appropriate charges” against them,” the COA further said.

The Lozadas are being tried for graft charges before the Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division over alleged fraudulent grants of land lease contracts for public lands administered by Philforest during their stay there.

One of the contracts was allegedly awarded to Jose Orlando Lozada and another to Transforma Quinta Inc., a private company represented by Lozada and his wife Maria Violeta.

Jun Lozada was indicted on two counts of graft and has posted P60,000 bail bonds for his temporary liberty while his brother posted P30,000.

At a hearing yesterday, the Sandiganbayan set the start of trial of their graft cases on May 20 and 30.

The prosecution said it will present at least 12 witnesses, including current Philforest president Erwin Santos, graft investigators of the Office of the Ombudsman probers, a personnel of the Philippine Senate and the Civil Service Commission.

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Maldi2

Look at this guy who advocates clean governance, yet can’t make himself clean! WTF!

Bisdak_kaayo

Birds of the same feathers makes a good feather duster.

wawa2172

Lozada is a crying wolf nowadays. After offering his services to the current government to destroy and indict The Pandak on NBN-ZTE issues, his cases were not cleared by PNoy government to set him free. He is not a Rabusa who was sang against Reyes and other generals na nalinis ang lahat nang kabalastugan sa AFP when he turned himself as state witness. Pero dapat bayaran ang kasalanan so dapat ma sampolan si Lozada.

azkal futbol

OA lang si lozada, when infact he is part of the merry-thieves bandwagon

Because it takes a thief to catch a thief, it has been overlooked that Jun Lozada is a thief. Pretty much in the way that, once upon a time, Chavit Singson’s wrongdoings were ignored. The difference is that Chavit Singson succeeded in having Estrada jailed, while Lozada failed.

Lozada was charged by ombudsman with graft for awarding two contracts to companies owned by his brother and his wife. He can can always cry foul, and cite the case of Miriam leasing her own building to her senate office without any charges forthcoming. Double standard of justice, one for the weak and one for the strong.

disqusted0fu

What goes around comes around. Lozada spread false corruption accusations against GMA when clearly he is the one who is corrupt. Let’s see if Pnoy’s protection and absolution for his allies will still take effect here when evidences are this clear.

Janch

Nothing false about his accusations against GMA. But Lozada is not innocent either. He had his share of graft and corrupt practices he has to pay for.

beatmanny

why, do you really know what happened that you are claiming that lozada’s accusations are not false? if you are a christian, mahiya ka naman!

vin reyes

mahirap talaga kapag binalikan ka ng karma…

JasonBieber

So much for the Administration’s star witness in the ZTE-NBN case against GMA. It looks like he is as corrupt as they come, even his brod is involved in his shady dealings. They should just drop the ZTE-NBN case already coz maybe Lozada was just bitter he wasn’t allowed to make side money off the project.

AlexanderAmproz

To drop the ZTE-NBN case is to play the corrupt game to protect the country dirtiest and most disgusting abusers !
The country is in urgent need of more Lozada who can help to brake this highly destructive dishonesty circle.
Insiders are the country hope for changes and improvements,
Jun Lozada belong to them.

JasonBieber

Really? The country needs more shady people like Lozada who helps the corrupt adjust their greed in corrupt dealings?? That does not make sense at all.

Maybe do background regarding Lozada and his past before you crown him as some sort of hero.

brando alejandro

Nag whistle blower upang maquits lahat ng ginawa niya?

AlexanderAmproz

This is illustrating perfectly the corruption culture.
To be corrupt is the only way to inspire trust to join the Gang’s running the country.

Clean peoples are the administration biggest danger, its mandatory to be corrupt tinted to join them to guaranty “business” confidentiality and the flushing in case of need.
Corruption is an advance cancer infecting the country, almost none are untainted in the administrations.

It’s baffling when you’re whistle blowing and rectifying the world yet you’re breaking the law. It’s time to come out and pay what you owe be it dignity and/or money. Courage is what you need to saddle your bags. Good luck.

Allen Douglas

One word: KARMA

caronaoutgloria2

this is ridiculous. let’s make a deal. make joc joc bolante pay back 750 million pesos (gave it to gloria instead of the farmers) plus ten years in prison THEN make the whistle blower(jun lozada)purchase 5000 whistles to blow on all the corruptos in business and government. wow!! i should be in the justice department!!